• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.364-373
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• 1999

A combination of conjugate gradient and Levenberg-Marquardt method is used to estimate the spatially varying scattering coefficient, ${\sigma}(r)$, in the solid and hollow spheres by utilizing the measured transmitted beams from the solution of an inverse analysis. The direct radiation problem associated with the inverse problem is solved by using the $S_{12}-approximation$ of the discrete ordinates method. The accuracy of the computations increased when the results from the conjugate gradient method are used as an initial guess for the Levenberg-Marquardt method of minimization. Optical thickness up to ${\tau}_0=3$ is used for the computations. Three different values of standard deviation are considered to examine the accuracy of the solution from the inverse analysis.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1639-1644
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• 2003

A hybrid genetic algorithm is developed for estimating the wall emissivities for an absorbing, emitting, and scattering media in a two-dimensional irregular geometry with diffusely emitting and reflecting opaque boundaries by minimizing an objective function, which is expressed by the sum of square errors between estimated and measured temperatures at only four data positions. The finite-volume method was employed to solve the radiative transfer equation for a two-dimensional irregular geometry. The results show that a developed hybrid genetic algorithms reduce the effect of genetic parameters on the performance of genetic algorithm and that the wall emissivities are estimated accurately without measurement errors.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.166-181
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• 1999

The object of this paper is to investigate the influence of antenna pattern on indoor radio channel characteristics. Different from previous works where this analysis was carried out at a fixed frequency using different antennas, in the present paper (where measurements were taken in a wide frequency range) the variation of the radiation pattern was caused by two factors: the change of the radiation pattern when the same antenna was used at different frequenicies and the use of different type of antennas. To carry out this analysis, frequency domain measurements of the indoor radio channel at 1 GHz, 5.5 GHz, 10 GHz and 18 GHz were collected. Measurements were taken using a network analyzer. Serveral re-alizations of the channel transfer function were obtained varying, for each measurement, the positon of the transmitter and keep-ing the receiver fixed. Estimate of the channel impulse response was obtained from the Inverse Fourier Transform (IFT) of the fre-quency response. The measurements were performed in an office enviroment with mostly metallic walls and inner separations. The obtained data were elaborated to obtain the power versus distance relationship, the Cummulative Distribution Functions(CDFs) of rms Delay Spread(DS) and of the 3 dB frequency correlation band-width. Finally, the 3 dB width of the frequency correlation func-tion has been empirically related to the inverse of the rms DS of the impulse response.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.1358-1367
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• 2017

The data integration with modeled predictions (DIMP) model is a promising inverse radiation transport method for solving the special nuclear material (SNM) holdup problem. Unlike previous methods, DIMP is a completely passive nondestructive assay technique that requires no initial assumptions regarding the source distribution or active measurement time. DIMP predicts the most probable source location and distribution through Bayesian inference and quasi-Newtonian optimization of predicted detector responses (using the adjoint transport solution) with measured responses. DIMP performs well with forward hemispherical collimation and unshielded measurements, but several considerations are required when using narrow-view collimated detectors. DIMP converged well to the correct source distribution as the number of synthetic responses increased. DIMP also performed well for the first experimental validation exercise after applying a collimation factor, and sufficiently reducing the source search volume's extent to prevent the optimizer from getting stuck in local minima. DIMP's simple point detector response function (DRF) is being improved to address coplanar false positive/negative responses, and an angular DRF is being considered for integration with the next version of DIMP to account for highly collimated responses. Overall, DIMP shows promise for solving the SNM holdup inverse problem, especially once an improved optimization algorithm is implemented.

• 천문학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.509-515
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• 2004

We present results from an extensive synthetic observation analysis of numerically-simulated radio galaxy (RG) jets. This analysis is based on the first three-dimensional simulations to treat cosmic ray acceleration and transport self-consistently within a magnetohydrodynamical calculation. We use standard observational techniques to calculate both minimum-energy and inverse-Compton field values for our simulated objects. The latter technique provides meaningful information about the field. Minimum-energy calculations retrieve reasonable field estimates in regions physically close to the minimum-energy partitioning, though the technique is highly susceptible to deviations from the underlying assumptions. We also study the reliability of published rotation measure analysis techniques. We find that gradient alignment statistics accurately reflect the physical situation, and can uncover otherwise hidden information about the source. Furthermore, correlations between rotation measure (RM) and position angle (PA) can be significant even when the RM is completely dominated by an external cluster medium.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2013

본 연구에서는, 흉부단순사진에 있어서 종양그림자의 검출에 대한 흑백 Inverse image과 Hybrid image의 유용성을 ROC해석으로 검토하였다. 증례의 선택은 일본방사선기술학회가 발행한 표준 Digital 영상 Date Base로부터 30장을 선택 하여 original image로 하였다. c언어를 통해 Inverse image는 60장, Hybrid image는 30장 제작하였다. 실험방법으로 연속 판독실험을 하였고, ROC실험 display program은 Matlap을 통하여 작성하였다. 관찰자의 수는 Inverse image의 경우 방사선사 5명과 방사선의 2명, 합계 7명으로 실험하였다. Hybrid 영상의 경우, 방사선 전공자 3명과 숙련된 방사선사 2명, 합계 5명으로 실험하였다. ROC곡선은 Metz가 작성한 ROCKIT Program을 이용하여 구하였다. Inverse image의 경우 관찰자 7명 전원, 방사선과의 2명, 방사선사 5명의 평균 ROC곡선의 Az는 각각 original image의 0.742, 0.793, 0.721에서, Inverse image의 0.775, 0.821, 0.753까지로, 통계적 유의차로 증가하였다. Hybrid image의 경우 관찰자 5명 전원, 숙련된 방사선사 2명, 방사선학 전공자 3명의 평균 ROC곡선의 Az는 각각 original image의 0.525, 0.491, 0.5478에서, Hybrid 영상의 0.4868, 0.539, 0.450로 변화 하였다. 결론적으로, 흉부단순사진에서 종양의 검출에 관하여, Inverse image은 유의하지만, Hybrid 영상의 경우 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.715-721
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• 2021

방사선 근접치료에서 잘못된 선원의 위치는 정상조직에 과도한 선량을 유발할 수 있다. 그러므로 아날로그 검출방식을 대체하기 위해 디지털 선량계에 대한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 선량계 성능 개선을 위한 기초연구로써 passive layer (PL)를 적용한 lead (II) oxide (PbO) 선량계를 제작하였다. 이후 Ir-192 선원의 조사조건에 대한 성능을 분석하기 위해 재현성, 선형성, 거리의존성을 평가하였다. 재현성은 PL-PbO 선량계에서 상대표준편차가 0.40%로 평가 기준 1.5% 이내를 만족하였고, PbO 선량계보다 개선된 결과를 보였다. 선형성은 선형함수 R²이 0.9995로 우수한 결과를 보였고, 선형함수의 회귀분석을 통한 기울기 분석은 PL-PbO에서 우수하였다. 거리 의존성은 거듭제곱함수의 회귀분석을 통해 얻은 기울기를 inverse square value와 비교하였을 때, PL-PbO 선량계는 PbO에 비해 +0.599 높게 나타났다. 본 연구는 고체선량계의 계측 구성에 따른 효과와 측정 변수를 제시하고 있고, 다양한 방사선 검출 분야에서 활용될 수 있다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2979-2982
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• 2016

Background: High dose ionizing radiation can induce ovarian cancer, but the effect of low dose radiation on the development of ovarian cancer has not been extensively studied. We evaluated the effect of low dose radiation and total background radiation, and the radiation delivered to the ovaries during the treatment of rectosigmoid cancer and breast cancer on ovarian cancer incidence. Materials and Methods: Background radiation measurements are from Assessment of Variations in Radiation Exposure in the United States, 2011. Ovarian cancer incidence data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of ovarian cancer following breast cancer and rectosigmoid cancer are from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data. Obesity data by US state are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mean ages of US state populations are from the United States Census Bureau. Results: We calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIR) from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data, which reveal that in 194,042 cases of breast cancer treated with beam radiation, there were 796 cases of ovarian cancer by 120+ months of treatment (0.41%); in 283, 875 cases of breast cancer not treated with radiation, there were 1,531 cases of ovarian cancer by 120+ months (0.54%). The difference in ovarian cancer incidence in the two groups was significant (p < 0.001, two tailed Fisher exact test). The small dose of scattered ovarian radiation (about 3.09 cGy) from beam radiation to the breast appears to have reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 24%. In 13,099 cases of rectal or rectosigmoid junction cancer treated with beam radiation in the SEER data, there were 20 cases of ovarian cancer by 120+ months of treatment (0.15%). In 33,305 cases of rectal or rectosigmoid junction cancer not treated with radiation, there were 91 cases of ovarian cancer by 120+ months (0.27%). The difference in ovarian cancer incidence in the two groups was significant (p = 0.017, two tailed Fisher exact test). In other words, the beam radiation to rectum and rectosigmoid that also reached the ovaries reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 44%. In addition, there was a significant inverse relationship between ovarian cancer in white women and radon background radiation (r = - 0.465. p = 0.002) and total background radiation (r = -0.456, p = 0.002). Because increasing age and obesity are risk factors for ovarian cancer, multivariate linear regression was performed. The inverse relationship between ovarian cancer incidence and radon background was significant (${\beta}=-0.463$, p = 0.002) but unrelated to age (${\beta}=-0.080$, p = 0.570) or obesity (${\beta}=-0.180$, p = 0.208). Conclusions: The reduction of ovarian cancer risk following low dose radiation may be the result of radiation hormesis. Hormesis is a favorable biological response to low toxin exposure. A pollutant or toxin demonstrating hormesis has the opposite effect in small doses as in large doses. In the case of radiation, large doses are carcinogenic. However, lower overall cancer rates are found in U.S. states with high impact radiation. Moreover, there is reduced lung cancer incidence in high radiation background US states where nuclear weapons testing was done. Women at increased risk of ovarian cancer have two choices. They may be closely followed (surveillance) or undergo immediate prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. However, the efficacy of surveillance is questionable. Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is considered preferable, although it carries the risk of surgical complications. The data analysis above suggests that low-dose pelvic irradiation might be a good third choice to reduce ovarian cancer risk. Further studies would be worthwhile to establish the lowest optimum radiation dose.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.343-348
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• 2015

감마나이프 방사선수술 전방향 치료계획과 역방향 치료계획을 비교 분석하였다. 10 case의 청신경초종 영상을 이용하여 동일한 조건으로 전방향 치료계획 1, 2(FP-1,2) 및 역방향 치료계획(IP)을 수립하고, 샷의 수(No of shot), conformity index(CI), Paddic conformity index(PCI), Gradiant index(GI), 치료시간 등을 비교 하였다. IP가 FP에 비하여 샷의 수가 적었으며, 표적용적이 증가할수록 샷의 수는 증가하였다. CI는 FP-1:0.85, FP-2 :0.86, IP:0.94, PCI는 FP-1:0.79, FP-2:0.81, IP:0.78로 IP가 높거나 비슷한 결과를 보였다. GI는 FP-1:2.94, FP-2:2.94, IP:3.01로 비슷한 값을 나타내었다. FP를 기준으로 상대적 조사시간은 전체적으로 IP가 짧은 것으로 나타났다. IP는 FP와 비슷하거나 우수한 평가값을 나타내고 치료계획에 소요되는 시간이 짧고 치료시간이 짧아 임상적으로 유용한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 1997

2차원 방사선 측정시스템에서 측정된 감마선의 에너지 스펙트럼으로부터 실제 에너지 스펙트럼을 얻기 위하여 CsI(T1) 섬광계수기에 대한 EGS4 모의실험을 실시하였다. $0.1{\sim}2$ MeV의 감마선에 대하여 50 keV 간격으로 모의실험을 실시하여 $39{\times}39$ response matrix를 계산하였고 이에 대한 역행렬을 구하였다. 이를 이용하여 실제 측정된 Co-60 에너지 스펙트럼에 대하여 unfolding을 실시하였다. 그 결과 계산된 response matrix가 실제 스펙트럼 분석에 유용한 것으로 판단되었다.